E.C.
E.C. v. Lincoln Military Property Management LP
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND AND NATURE OF THE CLAIM
19 Plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging claims for personal injury against Defendants 20 Lincoln Military Property Management, LP, LMH Holdings, LLC, Camp Pendleton & 21 Quantico Housing, LLC, and LPC Pendleton Quantico PM LP (collectively, 22 “Defendants”). Dkt. No. 8. The Complaint alleges that Plaintiff Gretta Caraballo 23 (“Caraballo”) turned on the faucet of the bathroom sink to give her 9-month-old daughter, 24 E.C., a bath. Dkt No. 8. Caraballo felt the water before putting E.C. into the sink; it was 25
27 1 This case was assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel E. Butcher for review of the Minor’s Compromise, and the parties subsequently consented to the undersigned’s jurisdiction for purposes of reviewing the Minor’s Compromise. Dkt. Nos. 76, 79. lukewarm to the touch, not hot. Id. Caraballo placed E.C. into the sink and turned around to grab the washcloth she used to wash E.C. Id. Within seconds, Caraballo heard E.C. scream in pain and saw steam rising from the sink. Id. Caraballo immediately shut off the water and pulled E.C. from the sink. Id. E.C. continued to scream; the scalding water…